"Kurzarbeit" is part of the reason, where the government pays 60% of the difference. But a lot of the low rate of unemployment is due to considerably less socia

"Kurzarbeit" is part of the reason, where the government pays 60% of the difference. But a lot of the low rate of unemployment is due to considerably less socialist reforms i.e. more lenient labor laws (compared to the previous German norm, of course). Temp jobs especially have seen a significant rise, with the usual lower wages, short-term contracts and avoidance of union restrictions. And a lot of that has been initiated during the time when Schröder was in power – then head of the Socialist Democratic Party. So it's really not that easy to ascribe it to certain political leaders or certain political ideologies. Unless you count pragmatism…